title: The use of restraints.
abstract: This article describes a flow chart created to help nurses identify interventions other than physical restraint. The decision flow chart comprises five charts, each addressing a common area of patient behavior often cited by nurses as justification for physical restraint in the long-term care setting: poor sitting posture, rigidity, wandering, agitation, and falls. The charts list possible reasons and causes for the behavior and give specific suggestions for interventions based on the identified cause.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Masters
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Marks
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003663:Decision Trees; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009737:Nursing Records; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012149:Restraint, Physical